The women's

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at the

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was held at the

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, Qatar, from 27 to 30 September 2019.

Summary

The new IAAF testosterone rule was essentially aimed at this event. The defending champion, silver medalist and 4th place from 2017, the same athletes as the Olympic podium from 2016, were denied entry into this race. From the gun in the final, Ajeé Wilson ran with purpose to take the lead at the break and control the race.

Natoya Goule Natoya Goule-Toppin (born 30 March 1991) is a Jamaican middle-distance runner. In the 800 metres she is the 2019 Pan American Games champion, 2018 NACAC Championship silver medallist, and 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist. Goule is the c ...

and Raevyn Rogers fell in line behind her. Around the second turn,

Halimah Nakaayi Halimah Nakaayi (born 16 October 1994) is a Ugandan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. She is the 2019 World Champion at the event and won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. Nakaayi is the current ...

ran around Rogers who slowed to become a blocking force in the pack, dropping back as far as next to last just after the bell.

Winnie Nanyondo Winnie Nanyondo (born 23 August 1993, in Mulago) is a Ugandan middle- and long-distance runner. She has represented her native country in several important international events, including both the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, th ...

led the charge to bridge the new gap behind the three leaders. Down the backstretch, Goule started to challenge Wilson. Wilson ran hard to hold her off. Instead Goule was passed by the two Ugandans, Nakaayi on the inside and Nanyondo on the outside. Through the final turn Nakaayi worked her way up to Wilson's shoulder, shadowed by Nayondo. The diminutive Nakaayi executed the classic pass off the turn. Wilson had no answer. Nayondo was not gaining, but from seventh place at the head of the home stretch, Rogers was sprinting down lane 4, passing Nayondo, passing Wilson and getting to within a metre of Nakaayi before the finish.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: The following records were set at the competition:

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the

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Semi-finals

The first 2 in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Final

The final was started on 30 September at 22:10.

References

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800 metres at the World Athletics Championships